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Originally Posted by rsteele
I have warmed up to the new BMW 5 and 7-series body styles quite a bit. I now like they way they look. But IMHO, interior and exterior MB E-Series styling is better. If I decide upon the E60 M5, it will be for the gratification of driving the car, and I'll probably order the interior in black so as to see less of it.
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Originally Posted by MikeHK
Is it just me who think the E55 or W211 in general looks good only in Black?
By the way, I understand that steering in the new CLS55 has been improved over the E55 and that those changes will almost immediately take place in the E55. Has anyone heard this?
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Originally Posted by rsteele
By the way, I understand that steering in the new CLS55 has been improved over the E55 and that those changes will almost immediately take place in the E55. Has anyone heard this?
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2000 W210 E55->2003 R230 SL500->2004 W211 E55->2007 997TT+2007 E63->2010 GLK350->2012 E550 4matic
Originally Posted by rsteele
I have warmed up to the new BMW 5 and 7-series body styles quite a bit. I now like they way they look. But IMHO, interior and exterior MB E-Series styling is better. If I decide upon the E60 M5, it will be for the gratification of driving the car, and I'll probably order the interior in black so as to see less of it.
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I did have a question for all those M5 experts out there.
I understand if you hit the M button, all the HP are there and it switches all the settings to your preferences (like ready to race at a stop light). But lets say you are now done with your quick launch at the light and want to now switch back to more of a "comfort" driving (automatic shifting, softer suspensioni, dsc back on and so forth), do you have to do all these setting manually or can you hit the M button again to go back to the previous settings?
I understand if you hit the M button, all the HP are there and it switches all the settings to your preferences (like ready to race at a stop light). But lets say you are now done with your quick launch at the light and want to now switch back to more of a "comfort" driving (automatic shifting, softer suspensioni, dsc back on and so forth), do you have to do all these setting manually or can you hit the M button again to go back to the previous settings?
#32
Originally Posted by W210
What about the exterior? Do you think black or silver will hide those obnoxious headlights better?
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Originally Posted by AMGB
I did have a question for all those M5 experts out there.
I understand if you hit the M button, all the HP are there and it switches all the settings to your preferences (like ready to race at a stop light). But lets say you are now done with your quick launch at the light and want to now switch back to more of a "comfort" driving (automatic shifting, softer suspensioni, dsc back on and so forth), do you have to do all these setting manually or can you hit the M button again to go back to the previous settings?
I understand if you hit the M button, all the HP are there and it switches all the settings to your preferences (like ready to race at a stop light). But lets say you are now done with your quick launch at the light and want to now switch back to more of a "comfort" driving (automatic shifting, softer suspensioni, dsc back on and so forth), do you have to do all these setting manually or can you hit the M button again to go back to the previous settings?
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Originally Posted by DRCrowder
Yes, I have heard this as well. The car mags say that the CLS steering will be in the E55 for anu 11/04 production. the questions that remains on this board is "does that mean US, Europe, or both?
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05 E55, 03 Z4 3.0
Originally Posted by Beowulf
Got a possible link to that info? Since I've got a "second decade" December build date on my replacement E55, it'd be great to know that the updated steering will be included!
http://www.autocarmag.com/FirstDrive...p?RT_ID=211168